Without global human rights, labor and environmental movements, companies would still be hiring 12-year-olds as a matter of course and poisoning our groundwater without batting an eyelid. Rebecca MacKinnon batcompanyenvironmental Change image and share on social
There's a lot of politics over who gets the next allocation of Congressional funding. Rebecca MacKinnon allocationcongressionalfund Change image and share on social
Laws and mechanisms originally meant to enforce copyright, protect children and fight online crime are abused to silence or intimidate political critics. Rebecca MacKinnon abusechildcopyright Change image and share on social
In China, the problem is that with the system of censorship that's now in place, the user doesn't know to what extent, why, and under what authority there's been censorship. There's no way of appealing. There's no due process. Rebecca MacKinnon appealauthoritycensorship share on social
The Internet is a politically contested space. Rebecca MacKinnon contestinternetpolitically Change image and share on social
The way I think liberties get eroded is not that all of a sudden you become an Orwellian state, but gradually it becomes harder for people with unpopular views to speak out without being in danger, be it from the state or just from the majority of the people who don't like them. Rebecca MacKinnon dangererodegradually share on social
Almost every week, there are stories in the press or on Chinese social media about what even the official Chinese media call 'hot online topics:' stories about how people in a particular village or town used Weibo to expose malfeasance by local or regional authorities. Rebecca MacKinnon authoritycallchinese share on social
Citizens continue to demand government help in fighting cybercrime, defending children from stalkers and bullies, and protecting consumers. Rebecca MacKinnon bullychildcitizen Change image and share on social
I get the impression that most Chinese entrepreneurs are so focussed on doing what they need to do to succeed in the Chinese market - which is a big enough challenge even for the established players - that nobody is thinking much about the longer run or the bigger global picture. Rebecca MacKinnon bigchallengechinese share on social
The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs. Rebecca MacKinnon areachinesegovernment Change image and share on social
